Comedian Louis C.K. sent the social media world into a tizzy with his Saturday Night Live monologue that touched on the Middle East, racism and child molestation.
On Sunday, in a canonization laden with significance both religious and political, Pope Francis declared Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy the first two Palestinian saints of modern times.
The woman who killed herself in an apparent murder-suicide in the southwest valley May 6 was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.
It wasn’t so long ago that meditation was seen as something on the fringes of health care but that is changing. Science has taken a deeper interest and there have been some unlikely proponents who see it as a way to focus the mind in a world full of endless distractions.
Jelan Kendrick on Saturday walked in a procession far more important than any half-court set he has been part of, graduating from UNLV with a degree in sociology. His journey to the reality of a cap and gown, more than anything else, is best described as complex.
The final day of Rock in Rio USA was blessed with gorgeous weather and plenty of great moments. Here’s a look at the top five:
It takes a lot of courage to risk dreaming. And it takes a lot of courage to walk away from the tombs of dreams unrealized.
A 16-year-old Taiwanese girl has been gored by a bison while posing for a photo in Yellowstone National Park.
The man who was shot and killed Thursday while walking in the northeast valley was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Hard work, dedication and long nights are how many UNLV graduates described their collegiate journey Saturday.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has a different interpretation of linebacker Bruce Irvin’s declaration last week that he would be playing in Atlanta in 2016.
Taylor Swift sent a loud and proud signal that she’s dating Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.
A wave of resets on home equity lines of credit is set to wash over the Las Vegas Valley in coming years. For thousands of borrowers, it could be the crest that sinks them financially.
Once a Hollywood darling, the off-Strip Las Ramblas megaresort was a recession flop. Its vacant 60-acre site goes on sale Monday at a fraction of its past value.
Showgirls, once a staple of entertainment in many places in Las Vegas, are a living icon of that spirit, and the eighth annual Showgirl Art Presentation on May 1 at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, 315 S. Seventh St., celebrated them and what they mean to the city.
Considered the gold standard for NFL trainers, Travelle Gaines’ client list resembles an All-Pro roster. Andrew Luck, Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Marshawn Lynch and LeSean McCoy are only a handful of the players who have trained with Gaines.
College of Southern Nevada’s season ended Saturday with a 9-6 loss to Yavapai College in the championship game of the Western District baseball tournament at Morse Stadium. A trip to the junior college World Series was at stake.
Notre Dame has a say over where quarterback Everett Golson can transfer, and the Fighting Irish have crossed off the list any school on their schedule this season. They don’t want Golson joining another team and then beating them.
Palo Verde falls short in its quest to win its second consecutive state softball title, losing to Reed 3-2 in eight innings Saturday in the Division I championship game. Reed won its first state title since 1998 and avenged a loss to the Panthers in last year’s final.
Lincoln County rebounded from an opening-game loss Saturday to defeat White Pine 8-3 in a winner-take-all game for the Division III state softball title at UNLV’s Eller Media Stadium.
Palo Verde won the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the day, to capture the Division I boys state swimming and diving championship Saturday in Carson City. The Panthers and Green Valley were tied entering the event. The title was Palo Verde’s third straight and sixth in eight years.
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin scored his 20th consecutive stoppage and improved to 33-0 with 30 knockouts with a sixth-round technical knockout of Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Jerry Roth, a boxing judge for the Nevada Athletic Commission since 1980, has announced his retirement. He worked 225 world title fights, among them the Larry Holmes-Jerry Cooney fight in 1982 and the infamous “Ear Bite” bout in 1997 between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
The Springs Preserve was overtaken with books, kids and characters on Saturday for the “Flip Through Summer” program
UNLV posted Saturday’s best round — 10-under-par 278 — to finish third in the NCAA men’s golf regional at Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. By placing in the top five, the Rebels advanced to the NCAA championships in Bradenton, Fla.